South Dakota Awards $22.3M for Environmental Projects

The funds will go toward improving water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure as well as watershed, landfill, and recycling projects.

Apr 06, 2011

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced that the state Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved more than $22.3 million in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, watershed improvement, landfill, and recycling projects.

The $22,347,475 total includes nearly $9 million in grants and $13.4 million in loans, with nearly $2 million of the loan total in principal forgiveness.

“Making grant and loan funds available for these projects will result in better drinking water, improved wastewater treatment, and enhanced protection of the environment,” Daugaard said.

The grants and loans are administered through the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Grants were awarded to the following:

Ellsworth Development Authority, two grants totaling $1 million for final design of the regional wastewater treatment facility;

The grants, loans, and principal forgiveness were awarded from DENR’s Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, and Solid Waste Management Program. The Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program provides grants and loans for water, wastewater, and watershed projects statewide. The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program provides low-interest loans for public drinking water system projects. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program provides low-interest loans for wastewater and stormwater projects. The Solid Waste Management Program provides grants and loans for solid waste disposal, recycling, and waste tire projects.